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Turkey Enchilada Casserole

November 17, 2020 by Laureen King 27 Comments

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A delicious recipe that is great for leftover turkey.
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Slice of enchilada casserole made with leftover turkey, topped with a melted cheese layer.
Turkey Enchilada Casserole is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey. All the flavorful spices you use in enchiladas and yummy cheesy layers.Turkey Enchilada Casserole is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey. All the flavorful spices you use in enchiladas and yummy cheesy layers.Turkey Enchilada Casserole is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey. All the flavorful spices you use in enchiladas and yummy cheesy layers.
Turkey Enchilada Casserole is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey. It is so quick and easy to prepare with cheesy layers the kids will love.
Slice of casserole on a white plate on top of a checkered napkin.

The filling for this Mexican inspired casserole can be spiced up to suit your taste buds. Some tasty options are to try using a hotter taco seasoning mix, adding some dried chili pepper flakes, green sauce, verde or canned green chili peppers to the recipe. This recipe gets rave reviews whenever I make it, so I always buy a bigger turkey just to have leftovers. Turkey Enchilada Casserole freezes well, so make two!

Square baking pan of casserole topped with a melted cheese . Yellow and red peppers by side of pan.

Ingredients you will need to make this casserole:

  • Leftover roasted turkey meat. No leftover turkey – no problem you can use ground turkey in this turkey enchilada casserole recipe. It doesn’t give the same flavor as leftover turkey, but still tastes great. Leftover chicken can also be a good substitution.
  • Cream of chicken soup
  • Shredded combination of mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
  • Red onion
  • Red peppers, I also like to use yellow and orange peppers.
  • Can of diced tomatoes (28oz size)
  • Taco seasoning
  • Milk
  • Sour Cream
  • Tortilla Chips
  • Flour or corn tortillas, what ever is your preference. I use flour tortillas.

Slice of casserole on a white plate on top of a checkered napkin.

Steps for making this making this casserole:

Ingredients required for this amazing tasting enchilada casserole.

Ingredients for making Mexican turkey casserole. Chopped vegetables, tortillas , spice mix and more.

Combine all ingredients together except the tortillas, chips and one half of the cheese.

Glass bowl filled with mixture for enchilada casserole.

Grease a baking dish. Place a layer of tortilla followed by half of the turkey mixture.

Square casserole dish filled with layer of flour tortillas and turkey enchilada mix.

Top with broken up tortilla chips and repeat another layer.

Square casserole dish with layers of unbaked tortillas, turkey mixture and topped with crushed tortilla chips.

Top with shredded cheese. Cover with foil and bake 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for additional 10 minutes.

Square casserole dish filled with layers of tortillas, enchilada mix, then topped with shredded cheese.

Slice of enchilada casserole made with leftover turkey, topped with a melted cheese layer.

Turkey Enchilada Casserole

Laureen King
A delicious recipe that is great for leftover turkey.
3.81 from 31 votes
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Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups roasted turkey meat
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped red onion
  • ½ cup red peppers I also used orange and yellow
  • 1 can diced tomatoes drained 28 oz size
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 cups tortilla chips broken in pieces
  • 2 large flour tortillas

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350Āŗ F
  • Mix together all the ingredients except for 1 cup of cheese, tortilla chips and tortillas.
  • Grease bottom of 9 x9 baking dish and place 1 large tortilla on bottom.
  • Layer with half of turkey mixture.
  • Next, sprinkle half of tortilla chip on top of the turkey mixture.
  • Repeat with another layer.
  • Top with the remaining shredded cheese.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, then uncover and bake for additional 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 22gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 1451mgPotassium: 443mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1530IUVitamin C: 25.5mgCalcium: 342mgIron: 3.3mg
Keyword enchilada casserole, leftover turkey, turkey enchilada casserole
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Slice of casserole on a white plate on top of a checkered napkin.

Here are some more great recipes that use leftover turkey.

Turkey Cranberry Puffed Pastry Bites

Leftover Turkey Dinner Pie

Chicken Macaroni Casserole ( I substitute leftover turkey for the chicken)

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  1. sharrona[email protected]

    January 16, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Don’t see any nutritient information, calorie, sugar, fat, weight watchers points or anything.

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      January 16, 2013 at 8:50 pm

      I am no expert at calculating that all, sorry – but hope you enjoy the recipe šŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Anonymous

    January 23, 2013 at 2:16 am

    Made this for dinner, but used chicken instead. It turned out absolutely great! Definitely making this recipe again. Thanks for posting it šŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      January 23, 2013 at 2:20 am

      that’s awesome! love when people try my recipes and let me know how it turned out šŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Laureen King

    January 28, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Thanks Tricia, following you on FB and Twitter. I love your blog, I will pass it on to my son and his friends who are dorm living at University of Calgary. Notice my Pinterest has a board just for them (they claim guys can’t have Pinterest), yet they want good recipes to cook up at University.

    Reply
  4. Gwen

    February 3, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    I seriously started salivating when I say this! Looks wonderful.

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      February 3, 2013 at 10:22 pm

      thanks Gwen, glad you enjoyed!

      Reply
  5. Anonymous

    March 23, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Yes, you have a winner! Haven’t tried it yet but will very soon. My housecleaning Lady is Spanish. She makes Turkey recipes including like this one which are extremely delicious.
    May I suggest inserting a print instruction? It is hard to copy by hand. Although I have a special program which makes it much easier, some may not have a way to make a copy for the kitchen preperations!
    Many Thanks,

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      March 23, 2013 at 10:12 pm

      Thanks, I will try to find a simple program to install a print feature.

      Reply
  6. Tamika

    April 25, 2014 at 11:26 pm

    This was an amazing dish. My family really enjoyed it. It is definitely going in the recipe book. Both my four year old and one year old had second helpings. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      April 26, 2014 at 12:58 am

      How wonderful of you Tamika to take the time to let me know. thanks!

      Reply
  7. Claude

    March 8, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    Hi Laureen, I have a question about the recipe: The cream of chicken soup , is it a condensed soup or a cream of chicken soup that you don’t need to add water. Can’t wait to try it, probably thursday because the peppers will be on sale.

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      March 8, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      Hi Claude, this would be the condensed cream of chicken soup, you would not be adding any water to it. Hope you enjoy the recipe

      Reply
  8. Shelly

    November 27, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Can this recipe be made ahead and frozen?

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    • Laureen King

      November 27, 2017 at 5:57 pm

      Hi Shelly, I have not, but I believe it should freeze well.

      Reply
  9. Erin

    December 18, 2017 at 1:33 pm

    Do you drain the diced tomatoes? Also what size can do you use? Thanks

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      December 18, 2017 at 7:09 pm

      Hi Erin, yes you drain the tomatoes.

      Reply
  10. Janet

    December 27, 2017 at 1:59 pm

    Are the tortilla chips 2 cups crushed, or just 2 cups?

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    • Laureen King

      December 27, 2017 at 2:51 pm

      That would be 2 cups crushed Janet.

      Reply
  11. Dawn

    November 15, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    4 stars
    That’s really yummy! I’ll use this again. Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Angie

    December 4, 2018 at 5:55 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe is on point! Definitely a keeper! Thank you for sharing this with us!

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    • Laureen King

      December 4, 2018 at 7:29 pm

      thank you Angie!

      Reply
  13. Kathy

    March 10, 2019 at 2:19 pm

    Hi, this looks and sounds delicious. What size can of diced tomatoes do you use?

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    • Laureen King

      March 10, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      Thanks Kathy, 28 oz size. Drain the juice off.

      Reply
  14. tarp

    January 18, 2020 at 11:34 am

    5 stars
    Hi
    .
    This is just what I am looking for. I buy turkeys when they are on sale, and roast them a couple of times a year. I freeze some of the turkey for easy dinners. I usually make enchiladas with the turkey. This sounds easier and just as delicious. I will add a little cayenne, garlic powder, and a can of diced chilies, like you suggested. Thank you for sharing this winner, I already printed this out and will make it tomorrow. Have a wonderful day!

    Reply
    • Laureen King

      January 18, 2020 at 3:50 pm

      I use turkey year round as well. Hope you enjoy the recipe!

      Reply

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